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The 5 Worst Myths About VA Disability Benefits

We have practiced VA Disability Law for so long that very few things take us by surprise. You might say we’ve “heard it all before”. The VA Disability process has made mainstream news in recent years, and more people are filing...

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What is Radiculopathy, and How Can a Veteran Service Connect for this Condition?

Because so many military occupations are physically demanding, it makes sense that many Veterans have issues with their backs. Even service members who have less strenuous occupations face a lot of wear and tear due to physical training, marches, and...

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How Veterans Service Connect for Headaches and Migraines

While doing our ‘end of the year countdown,” we realized that for the second year in a row, our most popular blog was about Veterans with headaches. That blog post was written way back in 2014 when the world was...

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3 Steps to Take to Prove Service-Connection

Anyone who has ever applied for VA disability benefits will be painfully familiar with the term “service-connection.” These two hyphenated words are often the first hurdle veterans need to overcome when applying for disability benefits. Service-connection is a legal term...

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Nexus Letters and Your VA Disability Claim

If you’re filing a VA Disability claim, there are few things that you must have in order to get service connected for a disability. One of the most important aspects of qualifying for VA disability is that you must have...

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The VetCalc App

Have you heard of the VetCalc app, short for Veteran Combined Disability Calculator? If you’re frustrated with the VA Disability Combined Ratings Table (38 CFR 4.25) and its Bilateral Factor (38 CFR 4.26), this tool for your smartphone could be...

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How Veterans can service connect for knee instability

On Valentine’s Day 2006 I crashed my Kia Optima into a tree. It was snowing out, and I was on my way to my former employer. At the time I was working at a pool store and it was so...

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5 goals Veterans should set in 2015 in order to get service connected

As 2014 comes to an end we are constantly reminded of all of the things we need to do in the new year to be successful. I really get tired of people asking me what my goals are for 2015....

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Double Tap: How Social Media Can Help Prove Service Connection for Your VA Disability Claim

Back when I was in undergrad, I recall hearing people talk about this thing called Myspace. It turns out that Myspace was a social media site, and I wanted nothing to do with it or any social media platform. I...

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MST, Social Media, and Establishing Service Connection for Veterans

If you read my most recent post on Veterans using the social media application Whisper to discuss PTSD, then you know that it’s not the only condition Veterans are making use of the app for lately. Posts regarding Military Sexual...

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